Manikganj, Aug. 12 -- An accident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway left three cattle traders dead and six others injured on Monday morning.

The deceased were identified as Monwar Hossain, 24, Obayed Hossain, 42, and Izahar, 45, of Kushita district.

Police said 18 cattle traders were returning home with 11 unsold cows when the truck fell into a roadside ditch at Pukuria in Ghior upazila.

Two of them were killed on the spot, said Yamin-ud-Doula, officer-in-charge of Barangail Highway Police.

The injured were taken to Sadar Hospital where Izahar succumbed to his injuries.

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